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NEWS & EVENTS
Policy brief #78 The European Media Freedom Act – ensuring media pluralism in a context of increasing ownership concentration
Adelaida Afilipoaie, Heritiana Ranaivoson, and Aina Errando explore the European Commission's introduction of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), marking the first EU regulation to mention media pluralism.Policy Brief #77 Flemish news users consume news through ever more channels but AI journalism remains out of their comfort zone
Following the annual publication of the Reuters Digital News Report, Pauljan Truyens, Sarah Vis, Sien Van de Wouwer & Ike Picone summarised 9 key trends in Flemish news consumption. How have news consumption patterns evolved? What are the attitudes towards AI in journalism?Policy Brief #77 - Flemish news users consume news through ever more channels but AI journalism remains out of their comfort zone
In this Policy Brief, the authors identify 9 key trends in Flemish news consumption following the release of the annual Digital News Report of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.Policy Brief #76 - Digital inclusion and age: more than a number
In terms of digital technology ageism is present in all stages from design to use. To give some examples, UX designers do not imagine an older user as a possible end-user while creating their product. This means that age specific accommodations are not considered.
Our research areas and Policy Briefs
Research areas
The imec-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel research group consists of six research areas or units. Each research area focuses on specific topics or key areas and sets of methodologies. Find all research areas here.
Policy Briefs
We value sharing research results with stakeholders, policymakers and the wider audience. Our Policy Briefs relate to either a topical issue or summarise finished or ongoing research results. Find all Policy Briefs here.